PORTFOLIO 101DENTALELLE TUTORING – ONLINE LEARNING

HI EVERYONE!

Welcome to Portfolio 101! Lets aim to get your portfolio organized and completed BEFORE Christmas so you can really celebrate the holidays

Remember – there are NO stupid questions so please ask anything you like – chances are, everyone has the same question

At Dentalelle we are here to break everything down so you don’t feel overwhelmed with it all

WHAT TO DO FIRST?

GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED

The first thing you need to do is get yourself organized! Go download all the forms needed from the CDHO web site, or if you can’t find them I can email them to you

Gather all loose papers you have with courses you have taken over the past three years, any webinars, or anything you can use towards your portfolio

If you haven’t been organized – now is the time! Anything dental related you feel you can use, put it in a clearly marked folder for future reference

Putting together the portfolio is more difficult then the actual work, often people are confused on how to get organized.

FORMS

PERSONAL DATA

1. Personal Data

Home Address Phone Number E-mail Fax Number

Business Address (Primary) Phone Number E-mail Fax Number

Business Address (Secondary) Phone Number E-mail Fax Number

Business Address (Other) Phone Number E-mail Fax Number

Preferred Language English Français

PERSONAL DATA

This page contains your personal information and should be automatically populated with the data received when you first logged onto the site.

This page should be used to ensure that any personal information is up to date (address, e-mail, etc).

Note that fields designated with an * (Regulatory Body, Phone Number and E-mail) are required.

CDHO SAYS This information must match what the CDHO has on file for you.

If any of your personal data changes (e.g. name, address etc,) let CDHO know, in writing within 7 days

EDUCATION PROFILE

2. Education Profile

Beginning with high school, please list all of your post-secondary formal educational achievements. For information on content for this section, please consult the Professional Portfolio Guide.

Start Date (mm/yyyy)

Name of Institution Course/Program Completion Date (mm/yyyy)

Credential Received

EDUCATION PROFILE

Also an easy one! Make sure to list first your high school and all education after that. Even if not dental related make sure to add it to this form and that all dates are correct.

CDHO SAYS: Refer to the most recent version of your resume. Begin with high school and record all of your

formal post-secondary educational achievements.

Include:

Dates attended\the name of the institution attended\the name of the course or program in which you were enrolled

Whether or not the program/course was completed

Qualifications received upon completion of the course or program

EXAMPLE“:

Name of Institution:*

Eg: Fanshawe College

Program:* Eg: Dental HygieneCredentials Received:*

Diploma, Certificate, etc

Start Date:* Eg: 09/15/1996

Must be in format listed above.

Note the exact date is not required ~ only the month and year will show up on your portfolio.

Completion Date:* Eg: 09/15/1999

Must be in format listed above.

Note the exact date is not required.

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

3.a. Employment Profile – Current Practice(s)

Please record your current dental hygiene practice(s). For every practice listed on this form, a Form 4 – Typical Day is required.

Total number of days worked per week: ________

Start Date (mm/yyyy)

Business Name and Address Job Description/ Terms of Employment

# of Days per Week

Type of Practice Written Policies in Place

Independent D.H. General dental Orthodontic Restorative Periodontal Public Health Education Administration Other: ____________________

Health & Safety Infection Control Emergency Protocol Privacy Other:

______________________

Independent D.H. General dental Orthodontic Restorative Periodontal Public Health Education Administration Other: ____________________

Health & Safety Infection Control Emergency Protocol Privacy Other:

______________________

Independent D.H. General dental Orthodontic Restorative Periodontal Public Health Education Administration Other: ____________________

Health & Safety Infection Control Emergency Protocol Privacy Other:

______________________

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

You need a one form

Even if you only work in a practice once a month, it needs to be on this form

If you worked in an office one day you DO NOT need to add this

TYPICAL DAY

4.a. A Typical Day In My Dental Hygiene Practice

Please complete a description of your activities in a typical day. If you are employed in a non-clinical setting, please describe a typical week. Please do not use insurance codes in your description. For content information, you may find the following documents useful: CDHO Records Regulation, CDHO Dental Hygiene Standards of Practice, CDHO Code of Ethics and the Professional Portfolio Guide.

Address of Practice: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Time Allowed for Client

Client Age Group or Type

Dental Hygiene Services Provided to Include – Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation

Infection Control Protocols Record-Keeping Procedures

TYPICAL DAY – ORTHO PRACTICE

4.b. A Typical Day In My Dental Hygiene Practice (Orthodontic)

Please complete a description of your activities in a typical day in an orthodontic practice. Please do not use insurance codes in your description. For content information, you may find the following documents useful: CDHO Records Regulation, CDHO Dental Hygiene Standards of Practice, CDHO Code of Ethics and the Professional Portfolio Guide.

Address of Practice: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

# of Clients per Day Orthodontic/Dental Hygiene Services Provided

Infection Control Protocols Record-Keeping Procedures

TYPICAL DAY

One form per office! If you work in four offices per week, you need four different forms to describe a typical day per office.

Tip - You may use the ‘copy and paste’ function for a lot of aspects that are the same

Employment Profile: Choose which place of employment from which you wish to describe “A Typical Day”

Time Allowed for Client This reflects the time scheduled, not necessarily the total hygiene time.

Client Age Group or Type Preschool Child, School Age Child, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult etc.

New patient, Active Therapy, Recall Maintenance, etc.

GOOD TO KNOW:

CONTINUED

Dental Hygiene Services Provided

Describe the services you provide, following the APIE process of care. i.e.:

Assessment: medical, personal, dental history updates, intra/extra oral exam, indices, risk assessment, etc.

Planning: specifics of dental hygiene diagnoses, client goals, dental hygiene interventions and evaluative strategies, etc.

Implementation:  the dental hygiene interventions provided, etc.

Evaluation: monitoring or reassessing the clients changes in behavior and/or level of oral health and disease, etc.

CONTINUED

Infection Control Protocols

List in detail, the procedures, products and strategies used for disinfection and sterilization after each client appointment.

Record Keeping Protocols

Identify the system (hand written? electronic?) and the details of the entries made in the client record

NOTES FROM CDHO GUIDE

Reporting On My Dental Hygiene Practice

In this section, you are asked to describe what you do on an average day in your work place. If you are working in more than one practice environment, you may prepare a description for each practice. Many dental hygienists choose to work as regular temporary placements in different practice environments. The concept of a “typical day” still applies. Indicate that you work in this way, and compile the most common “typical day” (i.e. – What services do you typically provide? What is your role with your clients? What are you recording in your client record?)

Those of you who do not provide direct clinical care as the major focus of your practice may have to be a bit creative to provide descriptions of your workplaces. The information provided will be similar; the format for presentation may be quite different from that of the majority of dental hygienists. Remember too that your clients may be students, community groups, educators, etc., depending on the scope of your position. It will be helpful for you to define the types of people or groups which constitute your “client” as part of your workplace description.

NOTES FROM CDHO

Dental Hygienists in Non-Clinical Practice Environments

For dental hygienists who work in non-clinical practice environments for all or a portion of their employment, the general rules for information to be included still apply.

Dental hygienists involved in community health, administration or research might choose to describe a typical week rather than a single day. In these practice environments, one day may be rather different from another.

When describing your typical week, indicate the estimated percentages of time spent in the major activities that define your job. These may be any of the following categories (here the list is meant to be exemplary, not exhaustive): theory class time, clinical demonstration, administrative duties, program planning, travel, data collection and recording, report writing, grading and participation in meetings.

Dental hygienists working in community health could include a time sheet for a typical week, with a key code for the various tasks performed.

CONTINUED

Dental Hygienists in Clinical Practice Environments

In this section of the Professional Portfolio, dental hygienists in a clinical practice environment are required to provide specific information regarding the client base, dental hygiene services rendered and the time frame in

which these services are delivered. You are required to submit a separate Form 4 for each current practice. Please note that there is a separate form for dental hygienists working in orthodontic practices.

The CDHO Dental Hygiene Standards of Practice and the CDHO Code of Ethics can be used as guidelines when filling in this section. Include the following information: the number of clients you would see on average

the age range of the clients served in your practice

the procedures performed for the clients you see

infection control protocols (be specific and detailed – you may want to ‘walk through’ your procedures one time and make notes re: Hand washing technique, Personal Protective Equipment? Barriers Instrument decontamination (ultrasonic? solution? time in? sterilization – type, spore testing/documentation?)

record-keeping procedures – Charting method? Software? Privacy protection? Findings? Recommendations, Total hygiene time, your name, etc.

In addition to the Typical Day Form, you may wish to include an actual day sheet that notes the interventions you completed for each client. Please remove the clients’ names to protect their confidentiality.

PROFESSIONAL READING

5. Professional Reading

Publication # Issues per Year Skim Selected Articles Cover to Cover

Milestones

Focus

Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene

RDH

JADA (Journal of the American Dental Association)

JDH (Journal of Dental Hygiene)

Ontario Dentist

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Oral Health

Oral Care Report

Newsletters (e.g., component society newsletters): (List)

Textbooks: (List)

Self Study: (List)

Audiotape/Videotape Programs: (List)

Other: (List)

PROFESSIONAL READING

This is an important and valuable area to show all the magazines, books and textbooks you are reading

Make sure they are dental related (health related doesn’t count)

Be honest! If you say you read 5 magazines and 2 textbooks cover to cover, the CDHO won’t believe you

Self study – can include a booklet on one topic that you read or even an e-book dentally related online

CONTINUING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) ACTIVITY PLAN

6. Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) Activity Plan for the Year 20___

Total Number of Learning Goals: _____ * Every learning goal listed on Form 6 requires a completed Form 7

Goal # I am Planning to Improve my Dental Hygiene Practice by … Type(s) of Continuing Quality Improvement Activities I Plan to Use to Achieve this Goal: (check all that apply)

Did these CQI Activities Address my Learning Goals?

Continuing Education Self-Study Professional Journals/ Articles Professional Activities Interaction with Peers Other: (Specify)

______________________________

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Continuing Education Self-Study Professional Journals/ Articles Professional Activities Interaction with Peers Other: (Specify)

______________________________

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Continuing Education Self-Study Professional Journals/ Articles Professional Activities Interaction with Peers Other: (Specify)

______________________________

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

CONTINUING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) ACTIVITY PLAN

All your goals (per year) are listed here and the type.

You want to check YES for each goal because a NO shows you did not complete it (and you need to complete each goal before handing in your portfolio)

Remember you need a new form per year for your goals

You can have as many or as little goals per year as you like but I recommend 2-4 per year

EXAMPLE:

Upload Course Certificate

 Do not submit certificates or receipts for Continuing Education with your Portfolio, unless you are asked to do so.

If your certificate is on the computer, save it to your Documents (or wherever you wish) and when you choose 'Browse', select the certificate and it will be uploaded to your portfolio.

Instructions for scanning a hard copy of a certificate are individual and based on the technology being used.  Please refer to the owners manual of the scanner you are using.

Course notes This is where you will enter any relevant information that you learned while involved in the specific activity.

However, these notes are for your information only and to be used as reference for your evaluation page.  The notes will not appear on the forms when you print your portfolio as they are not required to be included.

NOTES:

Initiated Date Identify the date that this goal was created.

Goal Type your Learning Goal statement here.

Example:  `Learn effective communication strategies for client motivation`.

Estimated Learning Hours Approximate how much time you intend to devote to this particular goal.

Type(s) of Continuing Quality Improvement Activities Identify the activities that you intend

to or have already accessed to address this goal.

Description This box is referring to the `Other` that you have marked.

NOTES FROM CDHO:

This is your personalized plan to improve your dental hygiene practice. Continuing education will be most beneficial if your learning impacts your dental hygiene practice in a positive way. Self-evaluation of your dental hygiene practice will help you identify gaps in your knowledge, skills and practice. The CDHO Clinical Self-Assessment Package and the CDHO Standards of Practice are tools found in this package that will help you with your practice assessment.

Once you have established areas of your practice that need enhancement, you will need to establish some learning goals. Your goals should be concrete enough to guide behaviour change and growth that will make a positive impact on your dental hygiene practice. Goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant to your practice and track able. A well written goal contains an action word (verb) that will later help you determine whether or not you have achieved your goal.

Every year you will be required to reflect on your practice and re-establish your learning goals. Each goal should be completed in one year. A large goal that would span more than one year to complete should be divided into yearly achievable milestones.

GOAL TOPICS

Dental hygiene science

Dental hygiene practice

Ethical and legal obligations of dental hygienists

Communication, cultural awareness, inclusive practice

Infection control

Record keeping

Professional Portfolio

Self-initiation

Social justice as it relates to dental hygiene, access to care

Interprofessional collaboration, multi-disciplinary practice

Radiography, radiation safety

Health and safety, WHIMIS

Process of care.

GOALS

Goals for dental hygienists who are not in clinical practice should be directly related to their specific practice and/or to general dental hygiene knowledge.

Goals for educators should relate to their area of teaching and/or educational theory and practice.

List your leaning goals on Form 6 and determine the type of activity(ies) that would best address this learning goal. You may select more than one type of activity for a learning goal. After you have completed an activity, indicate whether the learning activity addresses your learning needs. This will help you track your learning as you go. If a learning activity does not support your goal, you may wish to investigate other learning activities. It is up to you to decide what best matches your learning needs, style and budget.

SAMPLES OF LEARNING GOAL STATEMENTS

Develop skills for assertiveness in a professional setting.

Learn about current technologies available for oral cancer screening.

Learn about community resources and how to assist clients to connect with these.

Learn more about minority/marginalized populations as they relate to my practice.

Learn how to become a valued member of a multidisciplinary team.

Investigate and assess current research in the use of the diode laser.

Learn effective communications strategies for client motivation.

This list is not exclusive – just examples that might be appropriate

EXAMPLES LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Courses or workshops designed for health professionals offered by professional associations, societies or study clubs

Presentations, publications, or learning modules offered by the CDHO

Courses or workshops offered by accredited dental hygiene schools

Courses or workshops offered at Community Colleges or Universities

Home study courses designed for dental hygienists offered by reputable sources that have post-test and grant a certificate of successful completion

Giving an original presentation of a paper, essay, or formal lecture in dental hygiene to a recognized group of fellow professionals at a scientific meeting

Writing an original scientific paper that is published in a scientific professional journal

Creating an original scientific, educational, or clinical exhibit at a professional meeting

Observation of a peer in practice if it can be applied to a goal and is combined with other sources of learning

Self-study conducted using current dental, dental hygiene and/or medical peer reviewed journals and text books.

NON-GOAL RELATED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Holding a leadership position as a representative of the CDHO, CDHA or ODHA

Attendance at a dental hygienist conference or symposium

Attendance at society meetings and study groups

Reading dental hygiene scientific journals

Volunteer work in a community oral health project

Participating in programs that provide substantial pro bono dental hygiene services to the dentally underserved populations or to persons who reside in areas of critical need within ON

Acting as a mentor to a colleague through the New Registrant Mentorship Program or the QAP

Receiving mentorship as a requirement of above

ACTIVITIES NOT TO INCLUDE

Attending business meetings

Giving a speech at a luncheon or banquet

Giving speeches or presentations to community, school or church groups

CPR and first aid re-certification

Attending staff meetings

Attending lunch an learn product demonstrations

Self-study from non-professional magazines, books or journals

Discussions with product sales representatives, employers and colleagues

Taking Yoga, fitness and/or stress reduction classes

Reading books related to personal wellness, stress reduction, weight loss

AFTER COMPLETING THIS FORM…

When you have completed this form, you have created a learning plan for continuing quality improvement activities that is related to your dental hygiene practice and is consistent with the CDHO Dental Hygiene Standards of Practice.

Don’t forget to indicate the total number of learning goals and the year that they are for.

GOALS

The first questions are always about the goals – and this really is simple once you get the hang of it!

For those of you who are doing it all backwards – meaning, no goals yet and you need to think of some that is OK and we can help.

There is no direct number of goals to use per year. You could use one a year, or five, it depends on you. I normally recommend 2-4 goals per year depending on what they are.

Remember, you need a certain number of hours for NON-GOALS as well so do not gear all your hours towards goals specifically.

For example – our Business Course for Dental Hygienists has about 30 hours of CE credits and you CAN use this towards your number of hours. It’s recommend to have about 30 goal related hours a year, so after taking this course you are good for one year!

DIVIDE YOUR HOURS

This is so important! Take our business course as an example – your goal may be: I am Planning to Improve my Dental Hygiene Practice by… “learning more about opening up my own dental

hygiene practice”

Instead of putting all those 30 hours of CE credits into the business course you should divide it up by saying: Course 1 – 3 hours – managing process, elements of a business plan, formulating a business plan

Course II – 3 hours – using financial statements, earnings, validation

Etc.

Therefore if the CDHO committee feels you didn’t spend enough time in an area (or too much time) they may ask you to redo 6 hours about business planning and management opposed to asking you to retake the entire 30 hours of CE credits again. The CDHO likes you to divide up all hours so they can see exactly what you have spent your hours on and what you have learned. Yes, it seems like a lot of work but once you get the hang of it you will be fine .

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

Your next goal could be: I am Planning to Improve my Dental Hygiene Practice by… “learning how to prevent injuries while working as a dental hygienist”

Instead of saying you spend 4 hours researching online (and make sure to save the links to prove it), you should break it up by saying:

Webinar – 1 hour – Proper exercises to do at home to prevent injury

Internet article – include link – 30 minutes – Learning what style instruments to use and others to avoid

Remember – if you say 4 hours of research online and the CDHO doesn’t like this goal or doesn’t feel you learned enough they will ask you to redo the entire 4 hours. But, if you break it up into 1 hour, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour, etc., they may ask you to redo 1 hour if they didn’t like what you learned from a certain webinar or textbook.

In my experience, breaking up the hours RARELY results in an unsuccessful goal. The CDHO loves to see what you have learned per activity. If you use larger number of hours together they feel you didn’t learn as much.

WORKING BACKWARDS

Normally goals are decided upon at the beginning of the year and you work towards those goals. BUT for the average dental hygienist we do things backwards and choose our goals at the end of the three year period .

This is ok as long as your goals are truly what you want to work towards

Often you will find you need to take a few more courses or read other articles to add to your goal statements by the end of the year

Remember – reading a dental hygiene magazine cover to cover can work towards your hours AND you are learning something which is key. The CDHO makes it very easy to get your hours in but most of all you should want to learn more and contribute to your profession

GOALS AND ACTIVITIES

PER GOAL they want you to have a variety of activities. This is where the breaking up of hours will come in. For example – for the business course goal you could only use one activity, the business course for dental hygienists and this is 25 hours. BUT we recommend breaking up the activities so you are using 3 hours, 3 hours, etc., and not just 25 hours all at once. Remember the previous example:

I am Planning to Improve my Dental Hygiene Practice by… “learning more about opening up my own dental hygiene practice”

Instead of putting all those 30 hours of CE credits into the business course you should divide it up by saying: Course 1 – 3 hours – managing process, elements of a business plan, formulating a business plan

Course II – 3 hours – using financial statements, earnings, validation

Etc.

If you think about it, this looks better on your portfolio and that you have learned a lot more (when really it’s the same). It helps with organizing too, per course you can write down what you have learned instead of deciding EVERYTHING you have learned at the end if you only use the one activity.

WHAT NOT TO DO – A FEW KEY POINTS

What NOT to do: For example – time you take to develop your portfolio you CANNOT use those as hours, but time you

need to research on how to put together your portfolio you CAN

Another example – time you take to develop an office manual you cannot use for hours but research you did in order to develop this office manual you can use

DO NOT INCLUDE A DENTAL HYGIENE DIAGNOSIS, for our portfolio it is APIE (not ADPIE)

Do not send documents or certificates unless they ask for them. They consider this too much information

DO NOT think the rules do not apply to you, you need to have goals and hours..and a proper portfolio. If you do not, it will fail without question

Example – I have helped an RDH in the past who came to me after her portfolio was unsuccessful. It was an easy fix and all she needed to do was apply the correct hours and it would have been a pass. She had a total of 60 hours for three years and felt since her goals were well written it would be enough. ITS NOT

BY NOVEMBER 1ST YOU SHOULD HAVE…

At least 80% of your typical day completed and if not, go work on it after this course The typical day will take you the longest, the rest is a lot easier from there

All goals should be determined and activities completed up to this date organized and entered into your forms. This way you can see how many hours still need to be completed

Remember – you need 60 hour GOAL RELATED hours and 15 NON-GOAL related hours (at least) = 75 hours for the three years

CONTINUING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI)

7. Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) Activities Evaluation

Goal: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

* If CQI Activities are self-initiated, please provide a bibliography of all readings/videos/websites

Date (mm/yyyy)

* CQI Activity – Course Title/Project – list all CQI Activities pertaining to this goal

Presenter or Resources Used Type of Activity # of Hrs

Information/Skills Gained: (What have you learned while completing this goal?)

Did you make changes to your practice because of your learning? How did/will your learning make things better for your clients and/or practice? Explain.

INFORMATION/SKILLS GAINED

This is the area they want you to list what you have learned while completing this goal. It can be in bullet form or paragraphs its up to you. For example:

I am Planning to Improve my Dental Hygiene Practice by… “learning more about opening up my own dental hygiene practice”

I learned from sample business plans how to formulate my own business plan and gear it towards my practice. I learned common mistakes and what to include and not to include (and be specific)

Also – I learned different types of financial statements and what I need to watch out for (again, be specific)

This can be very easy! Be clear and specific. Three bullet points per goal is often enough (yes seriously!) and this area is for each GOAL not for each activity.

DID YOU MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR PRACTICE?

Next step:

Did you make changes to your practice because of your learning? How did/will your learning make things better for your clients and/or practice? Explain. Easy again! For this area be specific also and bullet points or a paragraph are fine

Example – Yes, I feel I have more advanced knowledge about the business side of dentistry and look at things a little differently now in the practice I currently work in. When and if I decide to open up my own business as a dental hygienist I feel confident in how to get started and finish with all aspects.

ADDITIONAL CONTINUING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) ACTIVITIES (OPTIONAL)

Often people get confused by this. I suggest putting in any magazines you have read (dental related) and courses you have taken that you did not directly put in for your goals.

8. Additional Continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) Activities (Optional)

Date (mm/yyyy)

CQI Activity — List any additional professional learning activities that you participated in that did not relate directly to your learning goals. (See guide for examples.)

# of Hrs

20% FROM ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Your additional activities will be considered as part of your overall CQI requirements to a maximum of 20%. This section recognizes educational, professional, and benevolent activities in which dental hygienists participate:

Holding a leadership position as a representative of the CDHO, National or Provincial association

Attendance at a dental hygiene conference or symposium

Attendance at society meetings and study groups

Reading dental hygiene scientific journals

Volunteer work in a community oral health project

Participating in programs that provide substantial pro bono dental hygiene services to the dentally underserved populations or to persons who reside in areas of critical need within Ontario

Acting as a mentor to a colleague who requires mentoring through the New Registrant Mentorship

Program or the Quality Assurance Program

Receiving mentorship as a requirement of the New Registrant Mentorship Program or the Quality Assurance Program

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

9. Professional Recognition

In this section, please record your membership or affiliation with professional associations.

Professional Memberships Level of Membership

Years of Involvement

Component Dental Hygienists Society (Societies)

Provincial Dental Hygienists’ Association(s)

National Dental Hygienists’ Association(s)

International Federation of Dental Hygiene

Study Club(s) – Please List:

Educators’ Groups – Please List:

Community Health Groups – Please List:

Other – Please List:

CPR Expiry Date: ____________ / ____________ Month Year

Professional Positions, Presentations, Publications, and Research:

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

List all that you belong too and even if you meet with fellow dental hygienists on a monthly basis this is considered a ‘study group’ so make sure to include that

Make sure your CPR certifications are NOT expired or this will result in an incomplete portfolio!!

DIFFERENT TYPES

Membership Identify your professional memberships and the length of time you have belonged

Level of Membership Do you hold a position on the ‘board’ of the association named?

NOTES FROM CDHO

Professional memberships

Simply fill in the table to indicate your level of membership and years of membership in the professional associations to which you belong. Don’t forget to update the information as it changes.

Professional Positions, Presentations, Publications, and Research

If relevant, please name any professional position you have held, for example: president of a local society or dental hygiene advisor to a community organization. You may also use this space to list your professional awards, published works, research activities, conference presentations, etc.

For detailed information on the CDHO requirements refer to the Professional Portfolio Guide on the CDHO website at: http://www.cdho.org/reference/english/sectionc.pdf

SOME EXAMPLES:

Presenter/SpeakerDate(mm/dd/yy)

CQI Activity – Course title/Project

Presenter or Resources Used

Type of Activity # of Hrs

12/19/14 Detecting Oral Cancers in the Mouth

Marvin Von Scapel, MD, oncologist, Any Hospital

Slide presentation 4

EXAMPLE

Course/Workshop\Date(mm/dd/yy)

CQI Activity – Course title/Project

Presenter or Resources Used

Type of Activity # of Hrs

12/19/13 to 01/23/14 The Dental Hygiene Process of Care

Andrea Twarowski, Dentalelle Tutoring

On-line course 3

EXAMPLE

Journal article Date(mm/dd/yy)

CQI Activity – Course title/Project

Presenter or Resources Used

Type of Activity # of Hrs

12/19/13 Prevalence of Oral Cancer in Smokers

Layton, P. Name of Scientific Journal, Volume 1, Spring 2010, p 34-56

Self-study 1

EXAMPLE

Knowledge Network Date(mm/dd/yy)

CQI Activity – Course title/Project

Presenter or Resources Used

Type of Activity # of Hrs

12/19/13 Parkinson’s Disease College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, CDHO Advisory Parkinson’s Disease, 2009/10/27

Self-study 1/2